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Hand-held explosive (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grenade

(Other definitions for grenade that I've seen before include "Pineapple" , "Hand-thrown explosive" , "Small bomb thrown by hand" , "Small hand-bomb" , "Hand-thrown bomb" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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